Clergymen Quote by George Herbert Download Open image “He--the country parson--is not witty or learned or eloquent, but holy.” — George Herbert ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.5 out of 5 (4 ratings) Copy quoteShare Clergymen Country Eloquent Holy Witty
The idiot who praises, with enthusiastic tone, All centuries but this, and every country but his own. — W. S. Gilbert Copy Share Image
“he is not fit to visit strange countries, who cannot rule his tongue before his own countrymen,” — Walter Scott Copy Share Image
Genius has no country. It blossoms everywhere. Genius is like the light, the air. It is the heritage of all. — Jose Rizal Copy Share Image
He is an eloquent man who can treat humble subjects with delicacy, lofty things impressively, and moderate things temperately. — Marcus Tullius Cicero Copy Share Image
His wit and irony - particularly when he uses them to condemn superstition - are inimitable — Bertrand Russell Copy Share Image
People love to hear the brag of the local boy, because they want him to be great, but the foreigner must deny that he… — Orson Scott Card Copy Share Image
Every person seems to acknowledge his greatness. He blends together the profound politician with the scholar. — William Pierce Copy Share Image
He who seldom speaks, and with one calm well-timed word can strike dumb the loquacious, is a genius or a hero. — Johann Kaspar Lavater Copy Share Image
The man who does not know other languages, unless he is a man of genius, necessarily has deficiencies in his ideas. — Victor Hugo Copy Share Image
In the house of a Fidler, all fiddle. [In the house of the fiddler all fiddle.] — George Herbert Copy Share Image
By all means use some time to be alone, salute thyself, see what thy soul doth wear. — George Herbert Copy Share Image
Every one is weary, the poore in seeking, the rich in keeping, the good in learning. — George Herbert Copy Share Image
He is a great Necromancer, for he asks counsel counsell of the Dead (i.e. books). — George Herbert Copy Share Image
If lawyers are disbarred and clergymen defrocked, doesn't it follow that electricians can be delighted, musicians denoted, cowboys deranged, models deposed, tree surgeons debarked,… — Steven Wright Copy Share Image
“All religions worthy of the name are now making great efforts to purify their doctrines and return to their original standpoint, — all except Christianity! You surely know that the nineteenth century Christianity is not the religion taught by Christ. Christ's religion has been changed and corrupted. But Christian clergymen are well aware that if they were to attempt to… — Virchand Gandhi Copy Share
I believe in an America where the rights that I have described are enjoyed by all, regardless of their race or their creed or their national origin - where every citizen is free to think and speak as he pleases and write and worship as he pleases - and where every citizen is free to vote as he pleases, without… — John F. Kennedy Copy Share
I questioned the faithful of all communions; I particularly sought the society of clergymen, who are the depositories of the various creeds and have a personal interest in their survival ... all thought the main reason for the quiet sway of religion over their country was the complete separation of church and state. I have no hesitation in stating that… — Alexis de Tocqueville Copy Share
The election makes me think of a story of a man who was dying. He had only two minutes to live, so he sent… — Mark Twain Copy Share Image
No doctrine is more excellent, or necessary to be preached and studied, than Jesus Christ, and him crucified. — John Flavel Copy Share Image
Anyone who makes a decision at our meetings is seen later and referred to a local clergyman, Protestant, Catholic, or Jewish. — Billy Graham Copy Share Image
One person I do feel a little sorry for, though, is the Archbishop of Canterbury, the most important clergyman in Britain and he's only got two lousy palaces to live in. What sort of life is that for a man of God? I bet if Jesus came back, even he'd be embarrassed for him; I bet he wouldn't be able… — Pat Condell Copy Share
Of all the classes of men, I dislike the most those who make their livings by talking - actors, clergymen, politicians, pedagogues, and so… — H. L. Mencken Copy Share Image
There was reference made to a book written in Greek by a former Rabbi who had been converted to Christianity. There was reference to… — Julius Streicher Copy Share Image
I have always considered a clergyman as the father of a larger family than he is able to maintain. — Samuel Johnson Copy Share Image
I liked the thought of being a country clergyman. Accordingly I read with care Pearson on the Creed and a few other books on… — Charles Darwin Copy Share Image
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